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Parade

2-6 players 45-45 min 7.0 Board Game Geek Rating

Players add Lewis Carroll character cards to a parade line by playing from five-card hands. When your played card's number exceeds the parade length, you must collect matching-color or equal/lower-numbered cards as negative points. The game ends when cards run out or someone collects all six colors. Lowest negative score wins, though having the most cards in any color reduces those cards to one point each.

Published 2007

Parade

Get Ready

Setup the game with these step-by-step instructions before diving into your turn.

1
Deal player hands
Each player receives 5 cards from the deck
2
Create the parade
Deal 6 cards in a line starting at the deck to form the initial parade

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

1
Play a card
Place 1 card (called the Guest) to the end of the parade
2
Check for removal
If the Guest's value is greater than the number of cards in the parade before it was played, proceed to remove cards:
3
Skip removal
If the Guest's value is less than or equal to the number of cards in the parade, no cards are removed
4
Draw a card
Draw 1 card back into your hand

Winning

How to claim victory.

1
Trigger final round (deck empty)
When the draw pile is exhausted, every player plays one more turn without drawing
2
Trigger final round (all colours)
When a player collects all 6 colours, they finish their turn, then every player including them plays one more turn without drawing
3
Discard from hand
All players discard 2 cards from their hand
4
Add remaining hand cards
Simultaneously add remaining 2 cards to face-up collections
5
Determine majorities
For each suit, the player(s) with the most cards in that suit flip those cards face-down
6
Score face-down cards
Each face-down card is worth 1 point
7
Score face-up cards
Each face-up card is worth its printed value in points
8
Determine winner
The player with the lowest total score wins
9
Break ties
If tied, the player with the fewest total cards wins

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